DEFINITION: v. tr. To complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it. n. A complaint about something which you can fix but choose not to.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Grumbledrone: /Grum-bel-dro-n/ Marge was the biggest grumbledrone ever, she would continually go on and on about something but would never do anything to rectify the matter. Today it was the ‘foul’ taste of the coffee again. However, no matter how much she hated it, she still refused to bring in her own favourite brand.
Etymology: Grumble(complain or protest in a bad-tempered way) + Drone(to speak tediously at length) = Grumbledrone Created by: TJayzz.
Comments on Grumbledrone:
metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:23:00
Man- SO MANY good words today!
GRUMBLEDRONE has a GREAT sound.
Nice imagery it generates.Mustang, 2008-08-08: 07:43:00
A drone is also (n.) An idle person who lives off others; a loafer. Eggzullent word.Nosila, 2008-08-08: 22:44:00
Good word…another Hairy Potter reference?? Keep on Rowling on the River!OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-09: 18:40:00
Good word
Gripescence: /grahyp-es-ents/ Every office has two, or three incessant bitchers (women) and bastarders (men) who complain about every detail and do nothing about it except be bitchers and bastarders about anything and everything. This evil underlying gripescence is the single most distructive force in the workplace.
Etymology: GRIPESCENCE – noun – from GRIPE (complain constantly; grumble) + QUIESCENCE (being at rest; still; inactive, or motionless) Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Gripescence:
Nosila, 2008-08-08: 00:40:00
Amen, Brother! It’s usually perceived that the women at work bitch, but the men provide valuable work-related feedback!!!OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-09: 18:41:00
I like it
Carpidle: /KAHR- plydl/ Bob carpidled about everything, going through life without ever once demanding to see the manager. Etymology: CARP: to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil; IDLE: to pass time doing nothing. Created by: OZZIEBOB.
Comments on Carpidle:
metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:21:00
Crazy Carpidleing is despicable. I love the word.Mustang, 2008-08-08: 07:41:00
Sure cant complain about a word like that.
Moanotonous: /mone ot tennus/ Mona Lott never said a positive word in her life. She was famous for her endless, moanotonous harangues. She found a soulmate in her co-worker, Beef Grizzle, the Whine-Stoned Owwwboy! They spent many hours grumbling, griping, muttering, squawking and bitching about everything and everyone at work. Luckily, they had no friends or lives, so their complaints were work-driven.
After their new boss warned them about their bad-apple effect on the whole retail team, they still could not resist tirading about her mean streak. I mean, after all, even though they changed the name of their department to Customer Service, it was still really The Complaint Department. It’s just a pity that most of the moanotonous activity came from their own 2 employees! Etymology: moan (complain, gripe, grumble, whine or an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)& monotonous (tediously repetitious or lacking in variety or sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Moanotonous:
metrohumanx, 2008-08-08: 07:18:00
Hilariously appropriate. Scored again!TJayzz, 2008-08-08: 09:25:00
Very funny sentence, good word too!Jabberwocky, 2008-08-08: 10:53:00
groanoh!! thanks for the welcome back
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